A Way of Escape

A Way of Escape is NOT another exploration of addiction. It is not simply inspiration. It is a strategy to overcome the temptation that leads to any addiction every time. If you overcome the temptation every time, you end the addictive behavior forever.

Christian men and women and even pastors struggle with addictions: addictions to pornography, alcohol, drugs, food, lust, and all manner of sexual immorality. A Barna study found that 64% of Christian men and 15% of Christian women view pornography on a monthly basis. Paul, in 1 Corinthians 10:13, promised "a way of escape" from every sin. This raises a compelling question: Why do so many remain trapped despite the promise of escape in Scripture?

The answer is first in the correction of common misunderstandings about breaking addictions with scripture; then in applying the biblically guaranteed way to resist temptation every time.

The complex problem of addiction begins with a simple temptation to engage in a behavior many others have little difficulty with. Yet for many, that first temptation grows into a relentless struggle in the mind, a prison of addiction to a behavior that seems virtually uncontrollable. The inability to control or stop the behavior is a common thread running across all addictions, whether to pornography, alcohol, drugs, food, or other addictions.

You can stop the addictive behavior by stopping the temptation. Stop the temptation every time, and break the addiction forever.